[CPEO-MEF] Ladner announces arsenic cleanup end in sight

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[Washington, D.C.]
Ladner announces arsenic cleanup end in sight
By MACKENZIE RYAN
Eagle Staff Writer
Monday, November 18, 2002

The arsenic clean-up by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is entering its
final phase of removing and replacing soil on the intramural field and
around the Child Development Center, according to a statement from AU
President Benjamin Ladner.

The area was the site of weapons and chemical disposal by the U.S. Army
during World War I. The clean-up began last July after AU filed an
administrative claim with the U.S. Army asking for $86.6 million in
damages related to the discovery of arsenic on campus, The Eagle
reported last July.

The Eagle reported last week that since the clean-up operation began,
hundreds of tons of contaminated soil have been removed, as well as
toxic chemicals and munitions.

The last phase of the clean-up is the excavation of items detected in
the geophysical survey, according to the statement.

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